Edinburgh Doctoral Training in Neuroinformatics

[David Willshaw]

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	        4 YEAR DOCTORAL TRAINING IN NEUROINFORMATICS
                  http://www.anc.ed.ac.uk/neuroinformatics
                     first application deadline: May 1st

The University of Edinburgh has just established a Doctoral Training
Centre in Neuroinformatics.

The programme is made up of 3 themes: 
1) Computational and Cognitive Neurocience - analytical and computational
modelling of information-processing in the nervous system;
2) Neuromorphic Engineering and Neural Computation - Artificial sensor
perception and analysis, neuromorphic modelling, spiking computation
and mixed-mode VLSI, evolutionary optimisation of physical systems,
neurally inspired algorithms;
3) Simulation, Analysis, Visualisation and Data Handling - software
systems and computational techniques for neuroscience and neural engineering

The 4 year programme in Neuroinformatics consists of an introductory
year of training in neuroscience and this broad range of application
areas culminating in an MSc by Research in Neuroinformatics.  This is
followed by 3 years of Ph.D. study, building on the research project
undertaken in the first year.

Applications for 4 year studentships for entry in October 2002 are
invited from EU students (see website for full eligibility).  The
stipend is set in the region of 13,000 pounds per annum.  Full fees
are paid.  Note particularly that this studentship scheme is open to
all students within the EU and is not restricted to applicants from
the UK.

Students with a strong background in computer science, electronics,
mathematics, physics or engineering are particularly welcome, and we
will consider those with other backgrounds.

We will be accepting an average of 10 students a year into this
programme, which will be located within the Institute for Adaptive and
Neural Computation in the Division of Informatics, the UK's largest
highest-quality academic computer-science grouping.  Additional faculty are
being recruited to support the Doctoral Training Centre and to grow
Neuroinformatics at Edinburgh. Edinburgh has strong programmes of
research in all of the areas listed above and leads the UK in
integrating these into a coherent programme in Neuroinformatics.

For full application details, and further information of areas of
study at the Centre, consult the website:

        http://www.anc.ed.ac.uk/neuroinformatics

or send email to

        neuroinformatics-phd at anc.ed.ac.uk


Applications received by MAY 1 2002 will receive priority treatment.